You had to
rules was
economic reasons.
belonged to
Those without
was lost. She was
behave
correctly.
There were
lots of
unwritten
rules to
respect.
One of these
about
marriage.
It was for
life.
It wasn't a
romantic ideal.
It was
grounded on
The majority of
women married
and took care of
their husbands'
families
A woman had
no right to
vote
All her
property
the man she
had married
unless special
legal
agreements
were done
before
marriage
money became
governesses,
housekeepers,
nannies or went
into trade.
A woman that had
a child and could
not get married
isolated and cut
off from society.
She was forced to live in a
workhouse with her child
A man could
have a
mistress and
even mistreat
his wife.
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